sicklewort

English

Coronilla scorpioides

Prunella vulgaris

Etymology

From Old English sicolwyrt.

Noun

sicklewort (uncountable)

1. A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
2. The heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).

References

• “sicklewort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.